[DEAD] FS: McAfee VirusScan 10.0 2006 (PC) "free" (after $40 MIR) (*03/31 - 04/06*)

[mahjongmaniac]

starting TOMORROW, FS will be selling McAfee VirusScan 10.0 (2006) for the PC for $40, less a $40 MIR (reg. price $60)

FS ($40): McAfee VirusScan 10.0 (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10065899&catid=10678)

FS $40 MIR: http://www.futureshop.ca/Rebate/rebateform.asp?RebateID=2295110065899&logon=&langid=EN

$25 MIR from last wk's sale is avail: http://www.futureshop.ca/Rebate/rebateform.asp?RebateID=2234910065899&logon=&langid=EN

http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/large/10065899.jpg

so it's like "free" after MIR, but u'll be paying taxes on the $40....


not sure, but i seems like FS has a "free" after MIR promo every yr for McAfee Anti-Spyware and/or VirusScan... well, not too sure if its "every yr" but i did buy the 2004 version (v. 8.0 i think?) McAfee VirusScan for "free" after MIR like 2 yrs ago just to try it out...
i believe it was 2 $30 MIR that i had to deal w/ btw... this 1 only has 1 MIR.

[t3359]

Cool! I may get one.

I had an extremely hard time trying to get a McAfee rebate for an upgrade deal a few years ago. Ended up calling the company that handled the rebates (down in California I think?)... ended up getting nothing back.

Anyway...
bjl

[ag2000]

Good deal, thanks MJM :)

[DaVibe]

So other than paying taxes and stamps/envelope for the rebate, it's $0 is it not?

Sounds like a win-win for a new program.

[mahjongmaniac]

So other than paying taxes and stamps/envelope for the rebate, it's $0 is it not?

we, as true RFDers, consider it only as actually FREE if u don't have to pay taxes/stamps/envelopes/etc ;)

if u have to pay taxes on the MIR, we don't really consider it as "free"

Sounds like a win-win for a new program.

yes, *IF* u get the MIR, that is....

i'm like 95%+ for FS/BB's MIRs thus far... so i'm happy :)

[DaVibe]

What do you mean "If" you get the mail-in rebate. Takes some time, but I've never had that problem.

I'd like to see FutureShop pull that one over me ...
"Sorry we cannot honour your rebate" ... riiiiight ...
This case they'd have no reason to so.

[burnaby]

Using FS you know whats they'll be paying me to use it. Off to FS tomorrow. thanks, MJ.

[DaVibe]

I'm wondering if I can get this online in about ... 1 minute.
"Technically" Friday.

[mahjongmaniac]

What do you mean "If" you get the mail-in rebate. Takes some time, but I've never had that problem.

i said "if" b/c there has been some RFDers who have had prblm's w/ FS/BB's MIRs...


for me, not that i recall of (i think i did, but that was a LONG time ago and the rebate amount wasn't that significant... like $10 or $15)

some of FS/BB's rebates might take a while alright, but they have come for me ... :)

I'd like to see FutureShop pull that one over me ...
"Sorry we cannot honour your rebate" ... riiiiight ...
This case they'd have no reason to so.

well, in case u do have a prblm w/ the MIR, u can always show the proof of the "rejected rebate" to FS, complain to them, and perhaps u can get the rebate refunded "on-the-spot|" (via. cash, CC/DC)... of course, only if the rejection of rebate claim was "invalid" that is....
(this has happened to a few ppl on RFD and that's how it worked out for them)

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Using FS you know whats they'll be paying me to use it. Off to FS tomorrow. thanks, MJ.

oh yeah, if u use those 20% off GCs this IS technically FREE after rebate :-0

[mahjongmaniac]

I'm wondering if I can get this online in about ... 1 minute.
"Technically" Friday.

it's already showing up as $40 for me when u add to cart...

and WAIT!

looks like u get a FREE UFILE right now! (must be part of last wk's sale)

:twisted: :D :cheesygri :razz: :-0

$40 + taxes - $40 MIR + free UFile is a pretty hot deal! :razz:

it's part of their "special offers" from last wk:

UFile For Tax Year 2005
FREE UFile 2005!
Purchase this software and receive UFile 2005 for FREE!
while supplies last
Value $ 19.99

[silvermark]

oh yeah, if u use those 20% off GCs this IS technically FREE after rebate :-0

Can you expand on that?

[mahjongmaniac]

Can you expand on that?

felix's big@$$ thread on AtHome GCs (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92936) :D

if ur a member, 20% off GCs...

so do the calcs on 20% the price if u pay w/ the GCs, minus $40 MIR = free :)

[silvermark]

Oh those.. I see..

Do you know if the rebates are 1 per household? I'm tempted to buy like more than one :twisted:

[mahjongmaniac]

Oh those.. I see..

Do you know if the rebates are 1 per household? I'm tempted to buy like more than one :twisted:

according to $25 MIR form:
Offer valid in Canada only and void where prohibited by law. All requests from groups, post office boxes or organizations will not be honored. Rebate amount paid to customer for single or combined rebate offers may not exceed the purchase price of the McAfee product. One rebate per product per household. McAfee, Inc. is not responsible for lost or misdirected mail. Tax not refunded. Please allow 8 weeks for delivery. $25 CDN maximum rebate. Rebate status toll free number: (866) 880-9644 or visit www.mcafeerebates.com. Be sure to keep a copy of your rebate submission for your records. Any inquiries regarding this rebate must be made within 6 months of the offer end date. FS22349

i'd suspect the $40 MIR to have same/similar terms/conditions.


but, if u wanna buy 2+, just use diff. MIR addy's.. :)

[silvermark]

Thanks!

[DaVibe]

it's already showing up as $40 for me when u add to cart...

and WAIT!

looks like u get a FREE UFILE right now! (must be part of last wk's sale)

:twisted: :D :cheesygri :razz: :-0

$40 + taxes - $40 MIR + free UFile is a pretty hot deal! :razz:

it's part of their "special offers" from last wk:

If I do that, how will I still get the rebate?
Probably in void because you get the UFile, I'm sure :p

[can2000]

thanks!

[mahjongmaniac]

If I do that, how will I still get the rebate?
Probably in void because you get the UFile, I'm sure :p

actually, i don't see why u wouldn't qualify for the rebate.

if ur in the east, it's prbly after midnite now i.e. March 31st already!

rebate form will prbly say the offer date is valid from "Mar 31 - Apr 06", which means if u made the order now, u'd be w/n the offer period... :)

[Mark099]

Cool! I may get one.

I had an extremely hard time trying to get a McAfee rebate for an upgrade deal a few years ago. Ended up calling the company that handled the rebates (down in California I think?)... ended up getting nothing back.

Anyway...
bjl

All you do is send them a photocopy of your rebate submission to them again.

[GerryDavid]

not sure, but i seems like FS has a "free" after MIR promo every yr for McAfee Anti-Spyware and/or VirusScan... well, not too sure if its "every yr" but i did buy the 2004 version (v. 8.0 i think?) McAfee VirusScan for "free" after MIR like 2 yrs ago just to try it out...
i believe it was 2 $30 MIR that i had to deal w/ btw... this 1 only has 1 MIR.

Yup, they offer this every 13 months it seems. But Staples had this for $25 with a $25 rebate about half a year ago.

Hehe, you could ebay it to get the taxes back, and possibly a few dollars more.

[Black Adder]

If you don't want to deal with rebates, your local computer store will probably have the OEM version (ie without box) for ten bucks. Here in Calgary memoryexpress.com (http://www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?PageTag=&page=file&memx_menu=EmbedProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=6747&SID=) and oemdepot.com (http://oemdepot.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={388C63E9-D2D7-43D7-B915-935A2A75D8E6}&ic=SOFMAF%2DV1000&Tp=) always have it on for this price, so I suspect it's not uncommon. Of course free is better, but the whole rebate thing is such a pain in the a$$.

[mahjongmaniac]

All you do is send them a photocopy of your rebate submission to them again.

i had sort of the same prblm w/ a McAfee rebate (the 2004 v.8.0), bought it when it was "free" after 2 $30 MIRs...

but it was a prblm b/c there were TWO rebate forms involved and both req'd a UPC...

one $30 MIR came but the other was "rejected" b/c of a photocopy of UPC prblm... just had to phone in and clarify and maybe send in some photocopies of my records...

the MIR took like 6-8 mths to come, but it did work out eventually...


this is 1 MIR, so less prblms should arise.

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Yup, they offer this every 13 months it seems. But Staples had this for $25 with a $25 rebate about half a year ago.

Hehe, you could ebay it to get the taxes back, and possibly a few dollars more.

well, i know in 2004 they had the McAfee VS for $60 less 2x$30 MIRs...

not too sure about 2005 as i don't quite recall FS having it for "free" after MIR...

[GerryDavid]

well, i know in 2004 they had the McAfee VS for $60 less 2x$30 MIRs...

not too sure about 2005 as i don't quite recall FS having it for "free" after MIR...

By "they" I meant computer stores, not just FS or BB. One store or another always has the software for free after a rebate at one point in a year. Same for norton it seems.

[t3359]

All you do is send them a photocopy of your rebate submission to them again.

not for me. it was an upgrade for mcafee I had bought on-line, so all I had was an email. they just plain refused even though I gave them the invoice # and all. Plus it was so difficult to talk to them over the crappy VoIP phone they were using.

So I figure they owe me money. I'll get it back some how!!!

bjl

[burnaby]

Never seen you post on Felix's big@ss thread. Don't tell me you're not on the GC EVILWagon.
felix's big@$$ thread on AtHome GCs (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92936) :D

if ur a member, 20% off GCs...

so do the calcs on 20% the price if u pay w/ the GCs, minus $40 MIR = free :)

[mahjongmaniac]

Never seen you post on Felix's big@ss thread. Don't tell me you're not on the GC EVILWagon.

^ :twisted:


actually, i was for a v. short period of time... b4 they made some real big changes to the membership program i think...

i went for the "free trials" and that was basically it... didn't wanna pay for a whoppin $100+ /yr for membership...


well, if i can somehow negotiate and get them to drop it down to some ~$17/yr (instead of ~$17/mth) like some that have managed to, maybe'll i'll join again... :D

[mahjongmaniac]

well, looks like the free Ufile is dead now, .. add McAfee VS to cart and Ufile doesn't get automatically added to cart....

heh, it was good while it lasted...

[burnaby]

Picked up a copy @ noon, thanks, MJ.

Seems to be overlap between the VirusScan package and the AntiSpyware so got both for same price. Anyone know the diff.

[mahjongmaniac]

Picked up a copy @ noon, thanks, MJ.

Seems to be overlap between the VirusScan package and the AntiSpyware so got both for same price. Anyone know the diff.

what "diff." are u ref'ing to ???

each product has separate MIR forms and diff. UPCs...

[burnaby]

Diff in the features of each package. Seems the antiVirus also includes some antiSpyware.
what "diff." are u ref'ing to ???

each product has separate MIR forms and diff. UPCs...

[importpsycho]

Diff in the features of each package. Seems the antiVirus also includes some antiSpyware.


seems like antispyware does little more

Protects your identity from being compromised Detects persistent and offensive
Internet promotions Monitors your PC for changes in security settings Prevents unwanted programs from reporting your Internet activities
Updates automatically to protect against new threats


for $5 what the heck I'll take both

[importpsycho]

it says out of stock when I go complete the order
still went through though....

[mahjongmaniac]

Diff in the features of each package. Seems the antiVirus also includes some antiSpyware.

well, i can tell u that when u install McAfee VS, there's usually a "level of protection" rating when u access the McAfee VS security center... it tells u the rating (X.X /10) for each "type" of protection - VirusScan, Anti-Spyware, Firewall, etc...
and if u only have VS, only that will show up as an 8,9, or 10/10 rating... the rest shows up as 2 or 3 /10, which means "low level of protection".

well, anyway, this is the old old McAfee VS v.4 (2004 i believe)... so VS basically provides has a v. low level rating for the "other types of protection"...

this newer v.10 McAfee VS might be slightly diff.

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it says out of stock when I go complete the order
still went through though....

says instock on website...

anyway, if it's OOS, that means they're still selling a certain amount at the sale price.

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btw, $40 MIR up...

OP updated! :)

[Skidz]

Thx MJM :)

[burnaby]

Will install both later to see the difference.

For those shopping instore they should print out a rebate receipt and MIR form.
well, i can tell u that when u install McAfee VS, there's usually a "level of protection" rating when u access the McAfee VS security center... it tells u the rating (X.X /10) for each "type" of protection - VirusScan, Anti-Spyware, Firewall, etc...
and if u only have VS, only that will show up as an 8,9, or 10/10 rating... the rest shows up as 2 or 3 /10, which means "low level of protection".

well, anyway, this is the old old McAfee VS v.4 (2004 i believe)... so VS basically provides has a v. low level rating for the "other types of protection"...

this newer v.10 McAfee VS might be slightly diff.

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says instock on website...

anyway, if it's OOS, that means they're still selling a certain amount at the sale price.

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btw, $40 MIR up...

OP updated! :)

[importpsycho]

just got it today

is it just me?
running update is painfully slow
I have to go through mcafee website and it takes forever to load

[importpsycho]

after 3hous, i've concluded that this is a pure garbege
updating takes forever
I did two updates, restarting my computer each time, I thought it was updated by now.. checked dat file and .. 2005 july.. sigh...
now when I try to update, it's giving me missing URL
can't believe i paid $5 for this

back to free AVG I go

[GerryDavid]

after 3hous, i've concluded that this is a pure garbege
updating takes forever
I did two updates, restarting my computer each time, I thought it was updated by now.. checked dat file and .. 2005 july.. sigh...
now when I try to update, it's giving me missing URL
can't believe i paid $5 for this

back to free AVG I go

Once you get past the install phase, its a good program. It does drain resources though, and takes hours to do a scan, so thats why I do that over night or something. And I have it turned off *well something still runs in the background* when im not using it.

[shuffle]

Gross. It should be free. Everyday.

[mahjongmaniac]

Once you get past the install phase, its a good program. It does drain resources though, and takes hours to do a scan, so thats why I do that over night or something. And I have it turned off *well something still runs in the background* when im not using it.

heh... i can vouch for that^...

the McAfee VS i bought for "free" after MIR a couple yrs ago at FS is running on my old desktop at home and a scan takes about 3 hrs...

[t3359]

I ordered mine a couple days after this thread started and it was OOS. I just picked mine up at the post office today.

bjl

[t3359]

Received my $40CDN rebate cheque today. Two months wait wasn't bad.

bjl

[mahjongmaniac]

Received my $40CDN rebate cheque today. Two months wait wasn't bad.

bjl

sounds good... that means i should be expecting to rec'v mine next wk :)

[rascal]

Received my $40CDN rebate cheque today. Two months wait wasn't bad.

bjl


I got my $25 rebate from the VirusScan/Ufile combo that they had around that time just this week as well. My rebate for the antispyware should be coming soon too. They actually sent emails confirming they received the rebates within 2-3 weeks of sending them, so seems pretty well organized.

Now if I could just get around to installing the Mcafee software, it'll be a pretty good deal.

[mahjongmaniac]

I got my $25 rebate from the VirusScan/Ufile combo that they had around that time just this week as well. My rebate for the antispyware should be coming soon too. They actually sent emails confirming they received the rebates within 2-3 weeks of sending them, so seems pretty well organized.

Now if I could just get around to installing the Mcafee software, it'll be a pretty good deal.


hm... interesting... i don't recall getting any of those emails u mentioned... :|

[rascal]

hm... interesting... i don't recall getting any of those emails u mentioned... :|


Yeah, they came about two weeks after mailing out the rebates or so.


Dear ,

Thank you for your McAfee purchase.

We have received your rebate submission for the following promotion: $25 CDN Mail-in Rebate on McAfee VirusScan from Future Shop.

To confirm the eligibility of your rebate submission click on [http://www.mcafeerebates.com/promocenter/mcafee/trackdetails.html?track_number=

If you have trouble clicking on the above link, go to http://www.mcafeerebates.com and enter your tracking number:

Please keep this email for future reference.

Sincerely,

McAfee Rebate Center

You will be unable to reply to this email because it has been automatically generated. You have not been added to an email list. This message was sent in response to your rebate submission



You can go to the website listed in the email and also get your rebate status by entering your name and postal code as well. Overall pretty well organized. It looks like the rebate is through McAfee. I hear Future Shops rebate aren't as reliable.

[burnaby]

Send $40 and $25 MIR same day, diff envelope. $40 came back a month ago. email them why $25 was still listed as being processed about 2 week ago. Now shows $25 check shipped but haven't received.

[mahjongmaniac]

Yeah, they came about two weeks after mailing out the rebates or so.


Dear ,

Thank you for your McAfee purchase.

We have received your rebate submission for the following promotion: $25 CDN Mail-in Rebate on McAfee VirusScan from Future Shop.

To confirm the eligibility of your rebate submission click on [http://www.mcafeerebates.com/promocenter/mcafee/trackdetails.html?track_number=

If you have trouble clicking on the above link, go to http://www.mcafeerebates.com and enter your tracking number:

Please keep this email for future reference.

Sincerely,

McAfee Rebate Center

You will be unable to reply to this email because it has been automatically generated. You have not been added to an email list. This message was sent in response to your rebate submission



You can go to the website listed in the email and also get your rebate status by entering your name and postal code as well. Overall pretty well organized. It looks like the rebate is through McAfee. I hear Future Shops rebate aren't as reliable.

crap... i do NOT have anything like that...

better call up to see wth's goin on as i haven't recv'd any MIR f/ them yet...

[can2000]

I received 2 rebate cheques this early month

Promotion: $40 CDN Mail-in Rebate on McAfee VirusScan from FutureShop
Submission Type: MAIL-IN
Date Received: 04-28-2006
Check Issue Date: 05-10-2006
Check Cleared Date: 06-07-2006